Regulatory Alerts2026-06-18 | Resolução BCB 574BCB Resolution No. 574 — Amending Resolution BCB No. 277 to Regulate Information Reporting for Virtual Asset Operations in the Foreign Exchange Market
The Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Brazil issued Resolution BCB No. 574 to amend Resolution BCB No. 277, thereby establishing new regulatory requirements for the foreign exchange market. The amendment mandates that authorized institutions must submit detailed information regarding their virtual asset service operations to the Central Bank by the fifth day of the month following the transaction. This reporting obligation applies to all virtual asset operations conducted on or after November 3, 2026, ensuring enhanced transparency and oversight of digital asset activities within the regulated financial system.
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BCB RESOLUTION NO. 574, OF JUNE 18, 2026
Amending BCB Resolution No. 277, of December 31, 2022, which regulates the foreign exchange market, to provide for the reporting of information related to virtual asset operations in this market.
The Collegiate Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Brazil, in a session held on June 18, 2026, based on Article 9 of Law No. 4,595, of December 31, 1964, on Articles 2, 3, 4, §§ 1 and 2, 5, main text, items I, II, VIII and IX, and §§ 1 and 4, 6, 14, § 2, 15 and 18 of Law No. 14,286, of December 29, 2021, on Article 7, main text, item V, of Law No. 14,478, of December 21, 2022, on Article 1 of Decree No. 11,563, of June 13, 2023, and considering Resolution CMN No. 5,042, of November 25, 2022,
RESOLVES:
Art. 1. BCB Resolution No. 277, of December 31, 2022, published in the Official Gazette of the Union on December 31, 2022, shall be amended as follows:
“Art. 82-A. Institutions authorized to operate in the foreign exchange market must send the information contained in Annex II-A regarding their virtual asset service operations provided for in this Resolution, carried out from November 3, 2026, until the fifth day of the month following the operation, in the manner defined by the Central Bank of Brazil.
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Art. 2. This Resolution enters into force on the date of its publication.
GILNEU FRANCISCO ASTOLFI VIVAN Director of Regulation